print email comment close Descartes' Life and Works URL: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-works/ Description: Overview of the life and works of René Descartes, who "has been heralded as the first modern philosopher." Includes links to other articles about Descartes' theories, such as his theory of ideas and modal metaphysics. Part of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy of the Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Author: Kurt,, Smith Publisher: Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University Extra Keywords Rene Meditations On First Philosophy geometry algebra LII Database Information: Record 23583 created by Jennifer English on 03/22/2007 Last modification on 03/28/2007 Published: 03/29/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23583